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Hayden Panettiere’s Mom Blasts Gayle King After CBS Host Criticizes Her Reaction to Daughter’s Death - The Hollywood Reporter

Hayden Panettiere’s Mom Blasts Gayle King After CBS Host Criticizes Her Reaction to Daughter’s Death - The Hollywood Reporter

Technology and ScienceBy Carly Thomas8/23/20261 min read

Lesley Vogel also slammed Megyn Kelly, saying she's "very, very hurt and deeply disappointed" by the podcaster's recent remarks in the wake of Panettiere’s death.

✨ Key Highlights

  • Lesley Vogel, mother of late actress Hayden Panettiere, publicly criticized CBS Mornings host Gayle King and podcaster Megyn Kelly for their remarks following her daughter's death, telling the Daily Mail she felt "very, very hurt and deeply disappointed" by their "lack of professionalism" and compassion.
  • Vogel emphasized that no one from the shows reached out to her beforehand, calling the commentary "shameful" and "unconscionable" toward someone who has lost two children.
  • Panettiere, known for roles in Heroes, Nashville and the Scream franchise, died at age 36; her brother Jansen Panettiere had also previously died.
  • In a Tuesday NBC News interview, Vogel criticized her daughter's on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson, who was with Hayden at her death, and said her daughter "sadly lost her way" and "wish[ed] she had stayed true to herself."
  • On Wednesday's CBS Mornings broadcast, King responded, "Thanks, mom, for nothing," expressing sadness that Vogel chose to focus on Hayden's struggles after her death.
  • Megyn Kelly went further on The Megyn Kelly Show, telling Vogel "You got an F as a parent" and calling her a "loser," accusing her of profiting from her daughter while failing to raise someone who felt safe and loved.
Lesley Vogel, Hayden Panettiere’s mom, is slamming both Gayle King and Megyn Kelly for their recent criticisms in the wake of her daughter’s death. “I was very, very hurt and deeply disappointed in
Hayden Panettiere’s Mom Blasts Gayle King After CBS Host Criticizes Her Reaction to Daughter’s Death - The Hollywood Reporter — Bloorian